communicable diseases Flashcards
1
Q
Health
A
The state of physical and mental wellbeing
2
Q
Disease
A
Conditions that can cause ill health
3
Q
risk factors
A
Increases the chance that a person will develop a certain disease
4
Q
Tumours
A
When a group of cells undergo an uncontrolled growth and division
5
Q
What are the 2 types of tumours
A
Benign and malignant
6
Q
Which one of the 2 types of tumours are cancerous
A
malignant
7
Q
benign
A
Tumour grows in one place until there’s no room
8
Q
malignent
A
- Tumour grows and spreads to neighboring
healthy tissues - Cells can break off and spread to other parts
of the body through the bloodstream - theses cells than invade healthy tissues
elsewhere and form secondary tumours
9
Q
Pathogens
A
Microorganisms that can cause disease
10
Q
What are the 4 things pathogen could be?
A
- bacteria
- viruses
- fungi
- protists
11
Q
Ways in which pathogens can spread
A
- water
- air
- direct contact
12
Q
How to stop pathogens from spreading
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- washing hands
- destroying vectors
- isolating infected individuals
- vaccination
13
Q
virus
A
- reproduce rapidly
- cell will then burst releasing the virus
to more cells - cell damage is what makes us ill
14
Q
How are measles spread
A
By droplets from an infected person’s sneeze or cough
15
Q
Measles symptoms
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- red rash across body
- fever
